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.a m ght bring his la wyer and witnesses to make out a case at t he Sessions, but if he were merely over-rated a small sum ,it o would not be worth while to do so. This, would amount Lift.denial of justice, and he certainly would prefer to see ..increase of an appeals than that parties should be obliged to suffer from petty acts of injustice on the part of the overseers. Tile remaining clauses were then agreed to, the Bill .6 Passed through Committee, and was reported, with amend ments, to the H ouse. The Report to be received on 4.uured ay • RUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (AMEND- The MENT) BILL. c o - ° llo wing Peers were appo i nte d managers o f t h e or nference on the part of their Lordships :—The Marquis Earl ali shnrY, the E ar l o f D evon, Earl Mansfield, the or Rosslyn, Earl V a n e th e Bi s h op of Lincoln, and "IA Kenyon. On the return of the Conference the reasons of the Corn , "ns Were ordered to be considered, but on what day we e O Oll not hear. TITE COMMUTATIO. `nDle o eTh Marquis H of LANSDOWNE N said BILL that as the ue se had g i ven so genearal a consent. to the prin- f the measure he should not trouble the House with zany observations on the present occasion, but should merely advert to those points which were reserved for ,ceenstderation by the Committee. The first and most ma t red point was that relating to the appointment and red of the Commissioners. By an amendment of ,Noble Baron, it was proposed to substitute the name nfla • ' ts Majesty for that of the Secretary of State in the ap aintment of the Commissioners ; but subsequently a Right -Rev, Prelate had moved as an amendment that the Com issioners should only be removed by the joint act of the Archbishop, and of the other power — e i t h er t h e Ki ng or t h e uretary of St ate. He (the Marquis of Lansdowne) eg We that it wou ld b e extremely indecorous thus to join "'line of hi s M a j esty with that of the Archbishop, and S ta te " "tad rath er prefer to have the words " Secretary of ;d a nd resto re d, t h e nomination resting in the Government, the G overnment, of course, being responsible. The th °l4o Marquis concluded by moving that in the first clause e words " Secretary of State" be inserted. dThe Archbi s h op of CANTERBURY thought the Com doners would appear to th e p u bli c mor e i n d e p en d en t if ?Ivere only remova bl e b y the joint act of the Archbishop (1 of the Secretary of State. p 71,1 e Marquis of L ANSDOWNE , i n consequence o f a sug mn Lord ELLENBOROUGH postpoucd the clause, for Purpose of considering how it should be worded. -,rhe Marquis of LANSDOWNE sa id, t h at f or c l ause as it at present stood, he should propose the substitu of another, which would more clearly and accurately rine the authority of persons who might act as agents. Is t was to the effect that any land-owners or tithe-owners eue,,llowed to appoint agents, in order to carry into exe t ution the provisions of this Act ; that anything which, ! this Act, are directed to be done by, or with relation to, t g i nY person, may be lawfully done by or with relation to agent of such person ; that such agent be allowed to a vot e ,° any question upon which the principal of such „g e , 4 might have voted ; and that the powers of attorney "Mier which such agents acted be appended to every ag greZaent entered into by them. the clause was agreed to. t The Archbishop of CANTERBURY could see no !asen why tithe-owners should be deprived of any prospec ,''.l7,e right w hi ch they would enjoy under the present law. with respect to waste lands, he had already expressed his shoul d that when they were brought into cultivation they not b e su bj ect to tithes, because that would act as impediment to the expenditure of capital, which it was t he obj ect of the Bill to encourage, but that a portion of them should be set apart as the property of the tithe-owner ; and h e now proposed the introduction of a clause, after claus e 38, to enable the Commissioners to set apart from 411 common lands brought into cultivation such a portion of land as would now of right belong to the tithe-owner. _ Lord ELLE NBOROUH deciededly objected to the clause. It might come into operation 100 years hence ; and then they must refer back to the valuation under this and must strike off the rent charge. At the present moment, if any inclosure was desired to be mad . e,, many Persons, for the purpose of conciliating the titheowner to consent to such enclosure, might be willing to give a portion of the land ; butwhen,instead of tithes, they paid a rent ch i l nrge, there would no loner be the same inducement for '"em to give a portion of their land in order to obtain that '-' l:ll sent. At th e present the value of such tithes would be infi n i 4% , tely small ; when porti o n s o f th e l an d were g i ven , SdutSuture wer e a l wa y s g i ven accor di ng to w h at m i ght b e t h e ure value of the tithes. Now, there was nothing pro ctive i n t hi s Bill ; b ut if t h ey i ntro d uced the present c `a,use th en i t woul d b ecome prospect i ve to any extent . i he Marquis of LANSDOWNE felt compelled, and rd e n tl n, id it with great reluctance, upon the grounds stated by th Noble Lord (Ellenborough), to oppose the clause of grin'ght Rev. Prelate. He opposed it upon the general that it would convert this into a retrospective __'asure. The sill at present afforded security to the tithe- Z voe . rs for a rent-charge according to the value of tithes re ,.% i " they had hitherto received ; and at the same time e l d the landowner from all eventual burdens, and all After arising out of the tithe law. • r a few words from the Duke of RICHMOND in position to the clau se , an Lord ASHBURTON said there were very few parishes rrng and in which there were any commons worth en l'l`44l° Which were not already enclosed, and he felt that it ' , Al a a eeh greater hardship upon the landowner to Le called upon to pay tithes for lands . which might go out of c,ultivation than for the titheowner to be deprived of tithes 'for 1 ' . "us which might hereafter be enclosed. The Bill, o pen the w h ole, was, he thought favourable to the tithe te: Ivner t ; and as hi s greatest objection to this Bill was with We to the manner in which it dealt w i th lands that most te go out o f cu l t i vat i on — (H ear, h ear)—he should ost decidedly oppose the c lause of the Right Rev. Pre , which would inflict an additional hardship upon the ishndowner. lie knew in m a ny cases , particularly if th ere the be any alter a ti on i n t h e corn l aws , th a t it wou ld b e Seththe owners o f land e interest of to give up the land alto er to the titheowner, in preference to being obliged to Pay tithes for that land. ~,The cl ause was then put, and negatived withouta division. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE wished to propose a _claus e aft er clause 28 ; it was a clause of some importance, and one which he thought would meet with general con currence. It bad been suggested that it would be expe- Vent that rent charges should be convertible into land, pro- Red that land did not exceed a certain amount. The ht R ev . P relate had proposed twenty acres. His ob- Zwas to carry that into effect with respect to cler i cal n ers, and w i t h regard to lay owners to convert rent arges into land without any restriction as to extent. Lord E LLENBOROUGH was not prepared to offer ' l .3' n ' opp os i t i on to the principle of the clauses ; but he cer al 1 Y did think that they should form the subject of a se 11arate measure. After a few words from Lord DACRE in support of the clauses The Bishoptude of EXETER b egge d to express hi s grati , as a Bishop, for the introduction of the clauses which were now pr o p ose d . He was sure they would be consi dered a great boon by t h e country. A s to t h e num b er o the he, however, th oug ht t h at regar d s h ou ld b e h a d t quality of th e l an d. After a few words from Lord RATHERTON and the Mar -IUIS Of SALISBURY, The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said that, with r egard to the number of 20 acres, be thought 20 acres of the richest land not too much ; and even 20 acres of poor land was a very considerable accommodation in the con version of a rent charge into land. Those reasons, with t he advantage of having some definite number, had induced 111 n 1 to make the suggestion which he had done. Lord WYNFORD approved of the clauses. The E ar l o f D EVON did not think it prudent to intro duce a clause of this nature into the Bill. The Marq u i s o f LANSDOWNE o b served that so ninth doubt existed as to the propriety of converting the rent charge into land in the case of l ay ti t h eowners , t h at thought it better to postpone the clause for further con sideration to a future stage of the Bill. The clause was accordingly postponed. C lauses 30 to 33 w ere agreed to. Clauses from 35 to 51 were also agreed to. After clause 51, the postponed clause, 40, was inserted. Clauses up to 61 were agreed to, with verbal amend- Clauses 62 to SS inclusive were agreed to, with some verbal amendments. The postp one d c l auses were t h en di s posed of, an d th e -"Dill ordered to be read a third time on Friday next. The Small Debts (Scotland) Bill, and the Bankrupts (Scdayotland) Bill were ordered to be rea d a secon d ti me on Adjourned at a quarter past ten. t.JICIDE..---On Saturday an inquest was held at Inc Pri nce ' s Head, Princess -street, Westminster, on the . body of T homas Hall, age d 5 3, a Chelsea pensioner, who committed suicide. Th e deceased had been nearly thirty years in the 4111 Y, and s erve d d uring the whole of the Peninsular campaign ."land th e D u k e of Wellington. After the war the deceased, 1 0 had rece i ved a number of wounds, particularly at Water loo, was disbanded with a pension of Is. 3d. per diem, as out- Pensioner of Chelsea Hospital. The deceased, at times, was Rreatly,,, affected in his head, when at all excited by drink.. 8 11 1 . 1 s was attributable to a sabre wound received during his .zeivic.es. On Wednesday he was paid his pension, upon which . ccasien he made too free with some of his old comrades in • rr iPs . , and was taken home in a state of insensibility to his l?dging in Orchard -street, Westminster, and put to bed. On the following morning (Th urs d ay), t h e o ld veteran was dis soverFd hanging to a hook in the ceiling, by a piece of cord._ Yerdict, " Temporary Mental Derangement." e r Tilt SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1836. LITERATURE, THE VIOLIN. Br GEORGE DUBOUFG. album, London, 1838. No lover was ever more enthusiastic in praise of his mistress than is the author of this volume in exalting the violin to the first place among musical instruments. He has ransacked the world of literature, ancient and modern, for proofs of its antiquity, and its high appre ciation by the most celebrated personages of . all ages and nations. We recommend it to all fiddlers and lovers 9f:fiddling. To prove to our musical readers how worthy it is of their patronage, we extract from its pages the following biographical sketch of the greatest musician of modern times—Ole Bull : " It chanced on a certain day, during the time when the cholera was ravaging the French capital, that one of the nu merous diligenecs which were then wont to make their return journey, in an almost empty state, deposited, in the yard of a coach-office, a young northern traveller, who came, after the example of so many others, to seek his fortune at Paris. Scarcely arrived at his twentieth year; he had quitted his fa mily, his studies, and Norway, the land of his home, to give himself wholly up to a passion which had held sway within him from his infancy. The object of this pervading passion was music, and the violin. Deeply seated, active, and irresistible, the bias had seized him when he quitted his cradle, ana had never ceased from its hold upon him. At six years old he would repeat, on a little common fiddle bought at a fair, all the airs which he heard sung around him, or played in the street : and, two years afterwards, he had astonished a society of pro fessional men, by playing at sight the first violin-part in a quartett of Pleyel's—though he had never taken a lesson in music, but had fqund out his way entirely alone. Destined af terwards by his family to the ecclesiastic life, and constrained to the studies which it imposes, he had still kept his thoughts fixed on his beloved violin, which was his friend, his compa nion, the central object of his attachment. At the instance of his father, the study of the law became subsequently his un willing pursuit : and, at length, these struggles ended in his yielding to the impulse of his love for the violin, and banishing. himself from Norway, in order to devote all his days to the cultivation of music. "In the midst of a mourning city—a mere atom in the region of a world—what is to become of the younr , artist? His ima gination is rich, but his purse is meagre whole resource lies in his violin—and yet he has faith in it, even to the extent f looking for fortune and renown through its means. Friend less and p;►t.ronlcss, he comes forward to be heard. At any other moment, his talent must have forced public attention in his behalf ; but in those days of desolation, when death was threatening every soul around, who could lend his ears to the charmer? Farewell fortune, farewell fame 1 The younr , ar tist is left alone in his misery—yet not quite alone, for his cherished violin remains like a friend to console him. The cup of bitterness was soon, however, to be completely filled. One day, in returning to the miserable apartment he occupied in an obscure lodging-house, he found that the trunk, in which his last slender means were contained, had disappeared. He turned his eyes to the spot where he had placed his violin it was gone I This climax of disaster was too much for the poor enthusiast, who wandered about for three days in the streets of Paris, a prey to want and despair, and then threw himself into the Seine " But the art which the young Norwegian was called to extend and to embellish, was not fated to sustain so deplorable a loss. The hand of some humane person rescued him from this situation. His next encounter seemed like another special interposition of Providence; for he became the object of bene volent attention to a mother who had just lost her son through the cholera, and who found in the young stranger so remark able a resemblance to him, that she received him into her house, and, though possessed but of moderate means herself, furnished relief to his necessities. The cholera in the mean time ceased its ravages, and Paris resumed its habitual aspect. Supplied with bread and an asylum, and soon afterwards with the loan of a violin, Ole Bull was again enabled to gratify his devotion for music. By degrees his name began to be heard, and he arrived at some small reputation. Thus encouraged, he ventured the experiment of a concert; and fortune smiled on him for the first time, for he gained 1,200 francs—a large sum, considering the position in which he then was. " Possessed of this unexpected, and almost unhoped-for, little fortune, he set out for Switzerland, and went thence into Italy. " At Bologna, where his first great manifestation appears to have been made, he had tried vainly to obtain an introduction to the public, until accident accomplished what he had begun to despair of. Full of painful emotion at the chilling repres sion which his simple, inartificial, unfriended endeavours had been fated to meet with, he sat down with 'he resolution to compose something ; and it was partly amidst a flow of obtru sive tears that his purpose was fulfilled. Taking up his in strument, he then preceeded to try the effect of the ideas he had just called into life. At that moment, it chanced that Madame Rossini was passing by the house in which his humble apartment was situated. The impression mzde on her was such, that she spoke in emphatic terms upon it to the Director of a Philharmonic Society, who was in a critical predicament, owing to some failure in a promise which had been made him by De I3eriot and the syren Malibran. Madame Rossini's piece of intelligence was a burst of light for the " Manager in distress :" he had found his man. The artist was induced to play before the dilettanti of Bologna, and his success was com plete. "At Lucca, Florence, Milan Rome, and Venice, the im pression he made was yet greater and more decisive. On each occasion he was recalled several times before the audience, and always hailed with the utmost enthusiasm. At the Nea politan theatre of San Carlos, he was summoned back by the public no less than nine times—thrice after the performance of his first piece, and six times at the end of the second. It was a perfect furore. " Our Norwegian artist now revisited Paris under happier auspices. Welcomed and introduced with eager kindness by the composer of " Robert le Diable," he was several times listened to with delight on the stage 'of the Opera, and ob tained the greatest success that had been known since the dis plays made by Paganini." " Opinions are not agreed as 'to the extent to which Ole Bull is to be considered an imitator of Paganini. It appears certain that the example of the latter first led him to attempt the more strange and remote difficulties of the instrument. It was during the time of his distressed condition that he found means to hear the great Italian artist, by actually selling his last shirt, with the produce of which he joined the crowd in the saloon of the French Opera. Every one around him, after the electrifying strains of the magical performer, was exclaim ing that he had reached the farthest limits of what was possible on the violin. Ole Bull (says the writer of the French ac count), after applauding like the rest, retired in thoughtful mood, hiving just caught the notion that something beyond this was yet possible ; nor did the idea cease to occupy his mind, but gathered fresh strength during his rambles in Swit zerland and Italy, until it impelled him, at Trieste, to abandon the old track, and resign himself to the dictates of his own genius. " In justice to Paganini, it must never be forgotton that he was the first who established the principle of its being possible to extract a variety of new effects from the versatile instrument that had been supposed to have surrendered all its secrets to the great antecedent Masters : and that his practice lent mar vellous illustration to what he had invented ; nor does the su premacy of Paganini in the nouveau genre, for the reasons pre viously touched upon in these pages, seem likely to be seri ously shaken by any who may seek the encounter of a compa rison. It may certainly be averred, however, that, of all who have attempted to follow him, Ole Bull has shown the greatest aptitude for so difficult a task, and, owing to the fire and en thusiasm of his own temperament, has been decidedly the farthest removed from servility, of the imitators who have tra velled in the track of the Genoese genius. Any comparison with Paganini is, however, at the present time, scarcely fair towards the Norwegian artist, when the great difference of age and experience is considered, and when it is remembered that, in the early practice of his instrument, instead of excitement, Ole Bull had to encounter the opposition of adverse views ; and instead of the open aid of a master, had only for his guide the secret impulses of his own exploring mind. To speak of him as he is, he must be acknowledged a man of fine genius, who has forced his way through no common difficulties to a dis tinguished rank in the musical art, and who presents, to the contemplation of the persevering student, one of the most cheering of those examples which the history of human strug gles in pursuit of some absorbing object is so useful to enforce. It must add pot a little to our admiration of him to find that, in the mysteries of composition, he has discouered and shaped his own course. The ingenuity of construction evident in the orchestral accompaniment to his pieces would suggest a me thodical study of the harmonic art : yet it is said, on the con trary, that he is quite unacquainted with even the elementary rules of that art ; and that it would puzzle him to tell the con ventional name of any one chord. How then has he arrived at the power writing music in parts? He has opened a score, studied it, thought over it, made a relative examination of its parts after his own way, and then, setting to work, as the re sult of this process, has become a composer himself. In the character of his compositions (as far as opportunity has yet been afforded for judging of them) we may trace the effect of this unusual and too self-dependent " moycn de parvenir," as exercised by such a mind. They are impulsive and striking —enriched with occasional passages of fine instrumentation, and touched with sweet visitations of melody—but they are deficient in coherence of structure, and the comprehensiveness of a settled design. They may serve as fresh examples to illustrate the old maxim—that genius itself cannot with safety neglect that ordinary discipline which gives familiarity with the rules and methods of art. " The most surprisingthing (amounting almost to an enigma) in connection with Ole Bull's powers of execution, is the very small amount of manual practice which he states himself to be in the habit of bestowing on the instrument—a thing quite at variance with all the received notions, as well as usage, on the subject. His labour is, it appears, in by far the greater part, that of the head ; and a very limited application of the hands suffices to " carry out" what he ex-cogitates—to work out his purposes and " forgone conclusions." It sounds nobly, as a proposition, that it is " the mind's eye," and not the blind gropings of practice, that should show the violinist the way to greatness, and give him the knowledge which is power : but, alas ! common natures —nay, all that are not marvellously un common—fin(' it necessary to draw to the utmost on both these resources, and cannot spare their hands from the neck of the instrument. This comparatively trifling amount of manual cul tivation, however, while it remains on the whole " a marve 1 and a mystery," may be accepted as a proo f i n i tse lf o f h ow little trick there is in Ole Bull's performance ; for the success ful display of tricks is essentially dependent on the most assi duous manipulation—the charlatanerie of the instrument being the triumph of the hand, as distinguished from that of the mind. To particularize the various merits which belong to his execution, would lead beyond the limits here proposed. His sweet and pure tone—his delicate harmonics—his frequent and winning duplicity of notes and shakes—his rapid and exact staccato, &c., might severally be dwelt upon in terms of delight —hut brevity forbids. I cannot forbear referring, however, tc the " ravishing division" of his consummate arpeygois, forming a finely regulated shower of notes, rich, round, and most dis tinct, although wrought out by such slight undulations of the bow, as to leave in something like a puzzle our notions of cans, and consequence. To suit the wide range of effects which his fancy dictates, it appears that he subjects his violin to some kind of alterative process ; for which purpose he opens it (to use his own expression) like an oyster. " The manners and conversation of this young man bear an impress of genius which it is impossible to mistake; and hi% occasional sallies of enthusiasm serve to impart an increased interest to the abiding modesty which tempers and dignifies his character. In describing the state °ibis own mind, under the immediate domination of musical ideas, be pictures it uncle: the forcible figure of an alternate heaven and hell ; while he speaks of the object and intention of his playing as being to raise a curtain, as it were, for the admission of those around him as participants in the mysteries open to himself. In his habits he is very temperate, and wisely avoids wearing out, by artificial excitements, the spontaneous ardour of his eminently vital temperament. The flame of life burns brightly within him, and lie wiil not feed it into a self-exhausting blaze. " All the ordinary arts and intrigues by which it is so corn mon, and is thought so necessary, for men of smaller minds to seek professional advancement, seem completely alien to the na ture of this child of the North. The neglect of these may have served to retard for a while the dne publicity of his powers ; but they are of an order to ensure independent success. An extensive and brilliant reputation is before him." , THE CHRISTIAN; A POEM, in Eight Books. BY JOilLdli PENNY!,.. Although this work has not been officially an nounced, we believe we are correct in stating that it will shortly appear under the most favourable auspice?. We offer no apology for presenting our readers with the following extracts, which, however, convey but a very inadequate idea of :the - structure of the poem. On some future occasion—,and with less restraint— we shall return to the subject : Nast thou stood Beside the margin of some noble stream, Dark; deep, and terrible—whose onward course, In regal solitude, the zephyr bowed To greet, while on its bosom rolled the tint Of summer skies, or clouds their shadows flung, Portentous, o'er the spirit brooding there, Beneath that voiceless tide—and bast thou marked, How, hushed in silence, Nature's echoes seemed Entranced, as by the magic of some spell, And held in awe profound ? Reflected there, As in Creation's mirror, lo I a God, Unfathomable in his darkl designs— Dark to the eye of sense—to reason dark, And deep, and terrible. Yet onward still That ever-glorious stream its pathway seeks, Through trackless solitudes, though time bath seared The landmarks of a thousand ages past— Deeds unremembered, or at best retained In mimic story—onward still, unlike All earthly things, that stream, eternally, Its unmolested, unexplored career Pursues. Thus stood two fellow heirs of heaven, Whose souls, twin-born, from out the sacred fount Drank inspiration. * • Days and months have fled, And years their circles have revolved : and joy, And sorrow, things of transient growth, are dead, And numbered with the past. Yet by that stream There lingers oft at evening tide a bard, Whose silent harp, upon the willows hung, 'Tis said, retains its solitary home, Though all its strings are broken, and the hand That woke its music, wakes it now no more ; And thus the story he would oft rehearse Of him whom now we sing—whom God bath called Away from meaner things to dwell in him. Eternity ! alas, how few Who aim at immortality, have gazed, Eternity, on thee !—I who erewhile, In nature's solitudes, remote from man, As on the confines of some tribute sphere, Looked calmly on the spirit's resting place— Saw nought, beyond a dark and dreary waste, With here and there a mute inhabitant As dark and dreary as that last abode Of deathless beings. Converse had they none. So boundless was the sphere in which they ranged, No bond was found to link companionship In common sympathy. A thousand worlds Their envoys sent, and earth had closed upon Each fruitless expedition : yet there seemed As many worlds upon the lap of time, Awaiting the decree which empties all Upon the ocean of eternity. Time was the avenue through which they sought Access to immortality : and thus or others it endured, whose beating pulse And racking brain pressed onward to the goal-- While these, the goal attained, their journey o'er, Lived on a destiny unknown to man, Of all, save consciousness, bereft. I gazed— And life itself a closer compact made With flesh and blood—so dark their doom appeared, So terrible the frown upon thy brow, Eternity would have given much In those dark moments to persuade the 10111 That such was not her destiny. A fire Commingled with the spirit's essence, and The grave, which but conceals the grosser part, Seemed ready to enshrine all—all—but that— That never dying flame—as night enshrines No orb, but in her mantle safely holds A world entranced. I turned me to the skies— Their ever shining spheres but mocked the gloom Within me, and around. To earth I turned, And fearful was the recognition. Earth, In mute, stern triumph, claimed me for her own, And jealous of the spoil, in fetters held The spirit, whose adventurous flight provoked Such awful retribution. * As we have already said, these extracts, taken at random, convey but an inadequate idea of the work itself—they may, however, serve as a specimen of the author's resources. His Excellency Lord Mu!grave, after visiting the Earl of Shannon, and other noblemen of the county of Cork, will proceed to the Lakes of Killarney, to view the romantic scenery of that delightful place, from whence he will return to Dublin. Several of the English nobility are at preFent at the Lakes, though the best time to visit them is the month of September, when the mountain of the upper lake presents a forest of arbutus trees growing from the fissures in the rocks, while on the same tree are seen the leaves in bud, the fruit in flower and half grown, together with the fruit arrived at ma turity and ripe, at the same time. It is said to be in contemplation to send a Prelate to Algiers with the tide of Bishop or Primate of Africa, and that the Pope's Internuncio has declared his Holiness approves of the measure, and will confer investiture upon the person who shall be chosen by the French Government.—Galig nani's Messenger. Extract of a letter from Rome, of the 2d instant : " The Roman States are entirely free of cholera, and even of all suspicion of it. Its progress in the Eastern parts of Lom bardy is exceedingly slow and insignificant. We hear of no thing new as far as regards cordons, excepting with the Duke of Modena, who proposes isolating his dominions—a matter of no great difficulty." ARABIAN CAMELS.—" Talking with an Arab of Saxe (says a traveller) on the subject of these fleet camels, he assured me that he knew a young man who was passionately fond of a lovely girl whom nothing could satisfy but some oranges ; these were not to be procured at Mogadore, and as the lady wanted the best fruit, nothing less than the Morocco oranges would satisfy her. The Arab mounted his heirie at dawn of day ; went to Morocco (about 100 miles from Moga dore) purchased the oranges, and returned that night, after the gates were shut, but sent the oranges to the lady by a guard of one of the batteries. DEATH FROM INTOXICATION.—A woman hav ing undertaken at Walton fair, some days since, to drink three quarterns of gin if given to her, some indiscreet person supplied her with that quantity, and she immediately drank the whole of it. She never spoke afterwards, and was found dead in a field in the vicinity.—Chelmsford Chronicle. On Saturday a young woman, aged 18, was brought to bed at Lille of a male child, having over its face a move able mask of flesh. and forming at the top of the head a pointed cap, similar to those worn by clowns. It had neither tongue nor palate, and its mouth was merely a misshapen aperture. It had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot. Fortunately it died almost immediately after its birth. A letter from Boulogne-sur-Mer, dated Tuesday, says:—" A melancholy accident occurred here this morning. Mr. Carmichael, who arrived at Boulogne very recently with his family, was bathing in the sea at about eight o'clock, when he was observed suddenly to sink, as if under the effect of a fit, and, although assistance was soon given, life was found to be extinct. Every effort, however, was for a long time used, in the hope of restoring animation. 1 understand that Mr. Carmichael has left a family of six children. The influx of visitors :from London is very great. On Saturday last 605 persons arrived; yesterday 120. From 20 to 50 arrive also daily from Dover. The town is quite full, and appears very gay. "—E each Paper. It appears from the 19th report of the Committee on public petitions, which was delivered with the votes of the House of Commons on Saturday morning, that the total number of petitions presented this Session, to the 17th of June inclusive, was 4,446, of which number 459, with 370,796 signatures, were against the amendments of the House of Lords to the Irish Corporation Bill; 941 with 138,564 signatures in favour of the Lord's Day Bill; 335 with 182,276 signatures for the abolition of tithes in Ireland ; and 478 petitions with 116,339 signatures for the repeal of the stamp duty on news papers. PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c. &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 19. Somber Dividend Mice of per CANA! S. Nr Shares. Annum. Paid. Share, 1,760 63 per cent. Ashton and Oldham... Average 97t. ISs. sh. 102 4;5'2 61. Ashby .de_le.Zeueli .... ..... A verage 112/. sh. 65 1,260 Basingstoke lOOl. sh. ' 53 1.005 51. Breckneee. and Abergavenny 150. sh. 9C 4,oooish. 12i. 108. Birmingham, 1-16th share l7/. 10s, 206 4,1100 pato and Liverpool Junct....lt.o/.sh. all pd 303 600 . Briagewater mid Taunton —.1004 sh. all-pd 64 400 Si. Chelmer and •sh. lilackwater 1001 10') . ____. - 500 121. Coventry 1001. sh. 725 4,516 (7royclon Average 311.28.10 d. A. 3 2,0601 31. 10s. Dudley lOOl. sh. 78 600 Gl. Derby 1001. sh. 120 20,000 1 • ~575 , Ellesmere and Chester Average 133/. sh. Et/ 231 43/. Erewash .. 001. sh. 4 , 41 1,297 2.8 t. Forth and Clyde Average 4QOI.ICs. sh. 590 IMO 121. Grand Junction 2,49,1 Grand Union 11;01. sh. 25 1 521 Grand Surrey lOOl. sh. hi,4s.r. 4!. per cent. Dir..° (optional) Loan lOOl. 75 3,996 Grand Western GOO 131. 12s. Fid. Glanr.rganshire; Average cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 230 1,960 Gloucester and. Berkley Its'/. sh. 141 749 10t. Grantham 150/. sh. 202 3,233. 11. lOs Iluddersfit ld Average 57/. 6s. G.L. sh. 32 100 Kensington 104 sh. all pd. 10 5,338 11. Kennet and Avon, Average 301.85. 10d. sh. 20 2,8971 201. Leeds and Liverpool 100!. sh. 510 513 12!. • Leicester l4O/. sh. 149 917 4/. Leicester and Northamp:on... Aver 33/. 103. 78 2,4(10 01 . Monmouthsh ire 100/. sh. 200 238 91. Melton Mowbray 100/. sh. 200 503 23/. Mersey and Irwell 100/. sh. 584 3,0;;0 Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd. 54 247 151. Ncath 100/.0. '325 1,786 321. Oxford lOll4 sh. 581 f 528 2/. Oakhatn 130/. sh. 38 2,400 4/. Peak Forest Average about 791. sh. 104 21,418 12s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 331. IGs. c.;(1. sh. 18 5,173) 5/. per cent. Rochdale Average 85/. sh. 113 500 8!. Shropshire P',sl. sh. 140 800 101. Somerset Coal 5 PuOt. 6.' i percent Ditto I ock Fund Stock l2/. It. sh. -11 l hioo 36/. Staffbrd and Worcester IP/. sh. 600 50f1 11L Shrembmy 125/. sh. 0 45 300 8/. Stourbridge 3,647 1/. 10s. Stratford.on-Avm ...Average 79/. 9s. , :xl. sh. 421 533 13/. Swansea 100/. sh. 215 3,762 1/. Severn and Wye and Railway...Av 33/. sh. 17f 2,61x4 sit. 521. 10s. Trent an 1 Mersey, f share 103/. sh. 579 9,149 ..... .... Thames awl sledway...Aver. 191. ss. SO. sh. 2 1 1 000f 000sh sh .1 15! Warwick ald Pirmingham l O O l. sh 276 950 12, Warwick and Napton lOOl. sh. 216 6,000 3/. his Worcester atiu I3irmingham...Av.7B/.Bs. sh. t,l 5,000 255. \Vilts and perk; .. Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. 181 800 6/, Wyrley and Essington 1251. sh 73 126 „,..„ Wisbeaclt lO5l. sh. 44 905 1!. Wey and Arun llO/. sh. 22f - DOcKS. 2,600& 7 3 Co mmerc ial 100/. sh. 57 1,.6515h j p. C. L1k3,6671/. 4 per cent. East India Stock 107 3,238,310 f/. 50s. p.ct. London Ditto Bond; ,330,000/. 5!. per ct. West India Stock It 9f 2,'....93 3!. Gs. 4d. Bristol Average 147!. 19s. sh. F 5 68,3244 5/. per cent. Ditto No' es, various amounts ll6 1.332,732 4p r cent. St. Kathat it le Stock 921 500,000 4f per cent. Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds to 10 years lo2i Shoreham 11.6 t hour 2.500 ~....... Deptford net '2o/. sh. 3/. pd BRIDGES. 1,1104 1/. Flammersm.ti 5O/. sh. 23 7,231 Southwark, t ,0 Av. Wt. 2s. 3d. sh. 41 1,700 I!. 15s. , Ditto, New, of 71 per cent. 5O/.sh. 14 5,000 Waterloo ..... . .... . ... ..... 100/. sh. 4 4 ,- 5,000 11. 2s. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. ... 6O/. pd IS 5,000 IN. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 15 rsomoat. 51. per cent. lit' o Boil "4 6,000 IL Vauizh , 'l Average 701. 10s. ild. O. 22 5°,000 15 per cent . alliance, URANCI , COMPAN.ES. 0,000 3/ Ins Albion 'Olt sh. 50/ pd 78 Alliance, Br tri: h & Foreign 100/. sh. 101. pd 13 t and 53. 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 10" 1. sh. 51. pd 5i 24,000 I / per sh. Atlas 501. sh. Si. pd 111 1,200 ish. 4/. Birmingham A ire 5Ol. sb. 55/. pd 11'5 20,000 4/ percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 501. pd 45 12,000 6/, per cent. Brits!' Comnir,rcial 504 sli. 5/, pd li 5,000 Si. per cent. Clerical, Me lc al,&e. life, IC4'l. sh. 12110 s pd 31 1,000 21 ;Os County 100/. sh. 10i. pd 42 10,000 ss. _ Eagle . - - 200 [ 5 P er cent } Economic lit - - 10001. sh. 2301. pd 373 and 301 bs. 2,271 si/. per cent. European I.i • • 2Ol. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 21. ixl 11. 12s, 1,000,000/. 71. per et. Globe Stock 157 a 20,e/00 Si, in Ann Fire 5 p ct.l 1001. sh. 2711 pd 331 .i ttardian "'" ,Life 8 p ct. 5 . ° P e __Lil. pd 6 2,100 -5/. 7s.'tkl. - Imperial Fir_ 5001 sh. 501. pd 121 7,500 N. Imperial Lite 1001. sh. 101. pd 10 13,458 10s.ed per sh. Indemnity li,line 100/. sh. Si. pd 17 2,020 - 31 lOs Ke , t Fire 'O/. sh. all pd 92 3/. Ditto Life 10,000 16a. Law Life.. 1001. sh. 10/. pd 2.91 3,900 London, Fir 25/. sit. 12/. 103. pt 15 1 001 ... ..... London, Ship 0 51. sh. 1-/. 10s. pd 15 31,0'11 al. per cent. Palladium lit.. 5O/. sh. 2/. pd 2173 6d '50,003 ls. lid. Protector F:t ~ 0 0/. sh. 21. pd 1/18. Od q. 500 1/. Provident .1.1 c 100,000 ss. Rock Life-. 201. sh. 21. pd 7 640,220, 5/. per cent. Royal Exch .ii.se - Sto. k... 2*"5 Sun 2lO 6,000 5 per cent. University Lac lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 51 50,004 4 per cent. United Kiiirr. tom Life 2l. Pd JOINT StOCK BANKS - - ~ . 25,000 Agric and C.Antn. of Ireland 2!/. sh. 101. pd 14 5,000 A ustrala is UV. sh. 40/. pd 57 10,000 10 percent. Bank of 13ii iningham s`l. sh. 10/. pd 13 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank .. 5Ol. sh. Si. pd II 18,000 2 per cent. 1 ,on on ant Westminster...lool sh. 15/. pd 241 3,000 Lancaster 1001. sit. 2 0 /. pd 30 1:5,000 6 per cent. Liverpool • 100/ sh. 10/. pd 22 30)110 73 per cent. Manchester arid Liverpool] 1001. sh. 101 pd 22 Discount .. 2 1 ,000 6 per rent. Manchester 100/. sh. 25! pd 10.000 ti per cent. Provincial 15 ink of I reland 100/. sh. 25/ pd 473 20, CO 5 per cent. National Batik of Ireland 5l. sh. 123/. pd 143 10,0x(1 National I'r ivincial Eng. lOO/. sh. 25/. pd 271 '5,0(10 i 0 per cent. Gloucester ili iI e 5Ol. sh. 74/. pd 15 6,000 ...... ... H a mpshire 50/. eh Si. pd 9 G IS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 500 11 I2s Bath .... . . 5;000 6/.per 7 cent. British smo tawzerlcsel 1 Ditto Provincial 9 01. sh. 19 pd 2$ 814 51 lOs Birmingham 501. sh. 105 1,250 2/ Os Bristol 2O . sh. 40 1,500 Brighton _. s _. . 0 . 1 : sh : !li 7:0 ...... ... ..„ Ditto, New "01. sh. Fa. pd 11,1 2,471 5 per cent. Brighton (leneral 90/ sh. all pd 19 1,000 3/. Continental t'.ansolidatecl lOOl. 54/. pd 94 1,003 10/. City of Loudon •001. sh. all psi IFS 1,000 6/. Ditto, Ncw 1,000 4/. 10s. Equitable 40/. pd 31 10/00 5/. per cent. Imperial 5Ol. sh. 433 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Tha wt 25/. sh. 20/. pd 193 2,350 61. per cont. ' ndependeut lO/. sh. at pd 48 1,5 , 0 7i per cent. Leeds 9,01 , 0 3. per cent. Plurnix 50/. sh. 391. pd 221 1,000 41. per cent. 'latent!' 1001. sh. (10/. pd 135 1,0' 4 0 South Motu. pohtan 5:l. sh. 13/. pd 17 8,200 5/. per cent. United Getseral 5O/. sh. 451. pd :37 210 51. per cant. Warwick... 400 81. per cent Wakefield 25/. sh. 2 - .1 12,000 3/. Westminst.'t Chartered ...... .... .." 50/. sh. 51 6,001 12 Ditto, New . r.)( F. sh 101. pd 10 KO Yarmouth 9O/. sh. 181. pd 0 WATER waR K S. 4,800 ... ...... Birmingham 25/. sh '25/ pd DI 4,43:1 51. East London lOOl. sh. 1;10 4,500 2/ lOs (Sr mil JUUetio❑ ....Average 411 13s. 441. sh. 53 2,000 2/. Kent lOO/. sh. 4 , 1 398 101. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 310 1,500 2/ lOs New diver London Bridge Water Anmiltiei 5S 6,486 1/. I%lnnehrstei and Salford lOOl. sh. 52 1,000 4 per cent. S,ttith Loh-Joii lOO/. sh. 81 8, co 3i. •AN est ;Middlesex ....Average 03/. 12s. 9d. sh. 621 1,360 1114 s York Bid Wog Co. Lessee Prop 1001. sh. 35a IRON RAILWAYS. 2,5n0 Aylesbury 9)/. sh. 1/. pd la 7,500 Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junction OA Bristol and Exeter 1 Si 660 Bolton and I eigh 10,000 Calcutta •tn.l Saugur 5O/. sh. 2!. pd. 1 2,000 Clarence lOO/. . h. 1001. pd 43 2,500 19s. Forest of Dean 5Ol. pd 20 00,060 t-rand Junction 'OO/. sh. 40/. p I 11.7 301;d0 Great Western list/ sit. 20/. pd at 2,000 Ilartlepool 2,100 Hull and ' , cal 5O/. sh. 51. pd 6 2,100 Leeds and Scilly 1,500 Leicester and Swannington ....50/. sh. all psi tS 5,100 9 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...loo/.sh. 100/.1 - Al 260 Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pc] 61 70 1411. Loughborough 10,0015 London and Brightoi lO. 1. sh. 5/ pd 81 45, 0 00 Ditto ditto (Gibbs" -20/ sh. 11 pd (ik Ditto ditto (Rennie) 12,000 London and Blackwall 5)/ sh 31 p 0 3 Longo . and Dover 50/. sh. I/. pd 0a 30,000 Loudon and Gravesend 2Ol sh I/ pd 4Z . ?9,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich . ‘"0/. 5!4. 204 p 0 241 25,000 London and Birmingham lOO/. sh. 60/. pd 129 20,1:00 ...... ... London and Southampton ....'O/. sh. 1 , 1 pd 19 London and Croydon lO/. psi 91 20,000 ...... ... Northern and Eastern lo .`l. sh. 31. pd '2 12,500 North Midland 100!. sh. 51. pd 6 2,600 Preston and Wyre 501. sh. 3/. pd 10 1, 0 00 61. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/. sh. 24(1 8,000 Tim , es Haven 5Ol. sh. 2/. 10s., pi 11 6,009 Yorliand North Midland 5Ol. sh. 11. pd la MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper _ 5/. sh. 34 pd Of 4,000 Alten 151. sh. 11/. lOs pd 10 10,000 ........ Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/, pm.... 1001. sh. all pd 51 Ditto Subscription 'M. pd 5 f 2,000 Bolanos 10,000 31. '..s. Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm ..... 35/. sh. 20/. pd 26/ 6,0..0 Macaubas & (:ocaes United....2s/. th 201. pal lii Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 811. lid 51 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company 201. sh. 20/. pd 12 10,000 ...-.... Ditto Scrip 6/. pd 8 10,001 1!. 105. British Iron 50/. sh. 5 0 1 pd 37; 6,000 British Copper Si. sh. 3U. pd 04 11,000 Cata Branca 11$!. pd 7 Candonga 741. pd if 10,000 Copiapo 2O/. sh 121/ pd 20 - 8,500 Columbian, iss. 5/. pm. 2,850 3!. English 20,000 General Minilig Association-20/. sh. ISt pd 81 6155 Mexican Company 10" l. MI 5•11/. pd 1 2,000 Polberou Consols 111 sh 8/. pd 8 11,500 o.. Real del Monte, Unregistered 2 0 :1 Ditto Loan Notes l5Ol. pd 135 30,1)00 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm ....40/. sh. all pd 3/ Dito Scrip Ditto Subscription °l pd Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd 4 5,(00 Union Gold, iss. 21.55. pm.... 221/. sh. 41/. pd West Cork 50/. sh. 50/. pd 35/ LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. 'h. 21 ,500 700 Russell 0 3gs sh. 8 King' College 100/. pd 30 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 10s. Australian Agricultural....loo/. sh. 2CI/. pd 40 1,040 1/. Auction Mart 50/. O. 19 6,000 British American Land Company l3l. pd It 10,000 61 per cent. Canada Coin t iany 1011. sh. 20/. pd 37 6 200,000 51 per cent. Upper Canada Loan 4pm City Bonds, 4 per cent lO3 15,000 1/. percent General Stearn Navigation ...151. eh. 131. ixl 271 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 11. London Com. Sale Rooms lv. 73/. sh. 19 New Brunswick Land Company 981 pd 251 2,754 Si. per cent. Reversionary InterestSoc...loo/. sh. 100/. pd 1301 2,633 5/. per cent, Ditto New 1001. sh. 45/. pd 771 4,000 10,000 Van Diemen's Land lOU sh. 17/. pd 13 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, JUNE '22, 1836. BANKS. 1,5 0 0,00 1 ;. 01 p. ct. Ban': of Scotland 531. Os Ad. vb. all pd 201/. 2,000,0)1/. 51 p. ct. Royal of Scotland 100/. sh. all pd 170/, 500,0)'1. Ep. ct. British Lineu Company 100/. sh. r.ll p.l 2-10!. 3,000,00 f /. 61. p. et. Commercial , 001. oh. 100/ pd 1851. 5,000,0e0/. 5 p. ct National lOOl. sh. 101. pd 2,00 0 ,0'X1. 4/, p. ct. lasgew Union ')5 41 /. sh. 50/. pd - i• 4,000,00/. 4p. ct. Western of Sttotlat! ... 0001. sh 30/. Ixl *37/. INSUitANCE COMPANIES 25 ' • ( ash 6 1 P. ct. Scottish 11nt204 sh. 11. pd ,500 h p. ct. llerculcs lOOl. sh. 101. 1-d 10/ 10e. 101,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland ....10/. sh. ail pd 71 ,33 . 50,000 6p. ct. North British 2OOl. sh. 101. pd 14 4 1,000 sp. ct. Caledoni•in Fire 1011/. sh. 10/. pd 151105 5,001) fp. et. Edinburgh Life 1001. sh. 10/. pd 14/ 105 100,000 . ....... West in Scotland MISCELLANEOUS 4,f310 Edin.,ll.l te' Un. sh. all pd Ditto All,ea 5,400 5 per cent. &Bub...lc:id Stock Water.... 25/. sh, all pd 3N/ Carron Iron Cornilany 250/. sh. all pil 4.59/. 2,0005 h. 15 per cent. Shotts Iron pd 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 2O/. sh. 16/. pit Sal, 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Bei ..............1 sh. all p 0 61. 4,450 per cent. CilasgoW(las ..................... 25/. sh. all lid 60/ . 750 6 per cent. Leith Coal (ids .................. 20/. sh. all pd 1,200 5 per cent Edinburgh and Dalkeith Itallway...so/.5h. (10/. MOO 51 per cent Equitable Li-al Cornpany,.. 2s / , sh. 91. pd 10/. THE O'CONNELL SUBSCRIPTION. We have much pleasure in publishing the following letter, which we have received from P. H. Howard, Esq., M.P. for this city, enclosing a subscription of 51. to the fund for defraying Mr. O'Connell's expenses in contesting his scat for Dublin : 47, Lower Brook-street, London, I Ith July, 1836. Dear Sir—l beg to add my mite to the subscription which you, and others of my constituents, have so properly origi nated at' Carlisle, towards defraying the expenses incurred by Mr. O'Connell, in defending his return to Parliament for the city of Dublin. Whatever may be the opinions of men, with respect to cer tain projects, perhaps hastily conceived—but which have been prompted, no doubt, by a deep sense of his country's wrongs —all honest Reformers, at least, must admit, that the people of England are greatly indebted to Mr. O'Connell, for the constant and efficient support which he gave to the great mea sures of Parliamentary and Municipal Reform, as affecting this country. It is with this feeling, and for the reasons expressed in his letter to Mr. Hume, that my revered father, and other long_ tried Reformers, have been led to come forward on the pre sent occasion.—l remain your obedient servant, P. H. HOWARD. To Mr. James Stecl, Carlisle. The total amount of subscriptions received in Carlisle, is now 411. Bs. 6d.—Carlisle Journal. COURT CIRCULAR. TUESDAY.--The King gave audiences yesterday to Baron d'Ompteda, the HanoVerian Minister, the Earl of Albemarle, Lord Hill, and Sir Arthur Paget. The Judge Advocate-General had an audience to submit to his Majesty the proceedings of some Courts-martial. The. Landgravice of Hesse Homburg dined with their Ma jesties on Sunday evenin . g at. St. James's Palace. The party consisted of their Royal Highnesses the Princess Augusta and Prince George of Cambridge, their Serene Highnesses the Laudgrave of Hesse Homburg and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, Earl. and Countess Sheffield, Earls Howe and Denbigh, Baroness Stein, Mdile. D'Este, Miss Hope John stone, and the Rev. Mr. Wood. The Landgravine afterwards took leave of the King and Queen. The Landgrave also took leave of their Majesties. The Duke of Cumberland came to town yesterday - morning from his residence at Kew to take leave of h's Royal Sister. The Princess Augusta, Prince George of Cambridge, and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, also visited the Land gravine yesterday morning, and took leave of her Royal Highness. Soon after 11 o'clock yesterday morning the LandgraYine of Hesse Homburg (attended by Baroness Stein) the Land grave of Hesse Homburg, and Prince Charles of Solms, left St. James's Palace for Woolwich, where their Royal and Serene Highnesses embarked in a steam packet for Rotterdam. From Rotterdam the Landgravine and party will proceed to the Hague, on a visit to the King of the Netherlands. The Queen, attended by the Countess of Sheffield, Miss Hope Johnstone, and Earl Howe, honoured Mr. Burford's Panorama yesterday with a visit to see the views of Lima and the Lago Maggiore, of which her Majesty was pleased to ex press her highest approbation. Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipstbal also visited the Pano rama yesterday. The Duke of Cumberland, the Princess Sophia, and Prince George of Cambridge, visited their Majesties yesterday. Soon after four O'clock their Majesties left town for Windsor Castle. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria made the Duke of .Sussex a visit yesterday. Prince George of Cambridge left town yesterday for Windsor Castle. Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal left town for Windsor Castle yesterday. Sir Edward Codrington and a deputation had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing-street, re specting the Westminster Small Debts Bill. Mr. Woodfall, Chairman of the London Printers, Mr. Taylor, and a deputation, had an interview with the Chancel lor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street. The Swedish Minister had an interview with Mr. Poulett Thomson on Saturday, at the Office of Board of Trade. WEDNESDAY. —The Princess Augusta attended by Lady Louisa Cornwallis, left her residence in St. James's Palace, on Monday, for Frogmore Lodge. His Majesty has Leen pleased to express his approbation of Mr. Huggins's new picture of the Battle of Trafalgar, repre senting the close of the action, which was submitted to the King at St. James's Palace. The Duke of Cumberland honoured Lord Ravensvvorth with his company at dinner on Monday at Percy's Cross. A Deputation, respecting malt, consisting of Mr. R. Al ston, M. P., Mr. Blamire, M. P., Messrs. Taylor, Gibson, Barnard, Dairman, Norman, and Aldrich, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, in Downing street. Sir Samuel Whalley, Mr. Henry L. Bulwer, and a Depu tation from Marylebone, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at the Home-office, respecting the Bill to facilitate the administration of the poor laws. The Hanoverian Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. A deputation of Dublin grocers, including Messrs. Boyce and Armstrong, had an interview yesterday with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer and Lord Morpeth. A deputation from St. Pancras had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday. The Swedish Minister and Count Wedel Jarlsberg had an interview with Mr. P. Thomson yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. Messrs. Lewis, Elvin, and Stephenson, Commissioners of the West India Compensation Fund, had an interview yester day with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Marquis of Chandos gave a splendid dinner to a large party of Members of the House of Commons,\at the Crown and Sceptre Tavern, Greenwich, on Monday. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, the Heredi!ary Prince and Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, Count Stirum, General Bachelaar, the Marchioness of Anglesey, two Ladies, and Lord Clarence Paget , Sir J. de Co rcy Laffan, Sir W. Molcswortb, M. P., Lady Molesworth, and party, Mr. Boatle Wilbraham, M. P., and party, Gen. Nahuys, Colonel Hare, Mrs. Howley and family, &c., were amongst the passengers who left London on Sunday last by the Bata: vier steamer for Rotterdam and the Rhine. AEROSTATION. ASCENT OF MRS. GRAHAM AND CAPTAIN CURRY. Last evening Mrs. Graham again ascended in her splendid new balloon, from the Flora Tca Gardens, Bayswater. On this cccasion (her 14th ascent) she was accompanied by Cap tain Curry, of the Guards. Mrs. Graham was announced to ascend alone on Monday last, on which day a large and re spectable company was attracted to the Gardens, to witness the ascent ; but unfortunately, about four o'clock, the high winds which had prevailed throughout the day blew the balloon about with such force, as to occasion a large rent in the silk, through which the gas escaped in such quantities as to compel the postponement of the ascent. In the course of the even ing, Captain Curry having expressed a desire to accompany Mrs. Graham, the fissure was repaired during the night, and at two o'clock yesterday afternoon the process of inflation commenced. About that hour the rain commenced descend irg most copiously, and continued with scarcely any intermis sion until about half-past six o'clock, when the weather prov ing rather more auspicious the car was attached to the balloon, and at seven o'clock the gallant Captain took his scat. After trying the power of the ponderous machine for a few mi nutes, Mrs. Graham entered the car, and in two minutes after wards quitted terra firma, amidst the cheering and waving of hats of the persons assembled. After steadily ascending for a few moments, it entered a strong current of air from the West North West, which took it over Kensington Gardens, the Parks, &c., with such swiftness that it was out of sight before it appeared to have attained any great degree of alti tude. It was anticipated in the gardens that it would descend in the neighbourhood of Charlton, Kent, whither Mr. Graham immediately started in a post- chaise to meet them. Owing to the rain the Gardens were but thinly attended. VAUXHALL. Yesterday the Mesars. Green were to have ascended in their balloons, accompanied by their wives, and great expecta tions were formed of the race that would have ensued. This expectation was, however, not realised, as, from the unfavour able state of the weather, it was thought ad v isable to postpone the exhibition. The proprietors did all their power to amuse the great assemblage of persons that had congregated by giving them the concert, rope-dancing, the comic ballet by the Ra vels, &c. These, added to the military band and Collinet's quadrilles, seemed to gratify the visitors. At the conclusion, it was announced that the proprietors, in order to atone for the disappointment, would present every lady and gentleman with a free ticket to witness the ascent on a future day (Saturday next, we understand), which was received with universal ap probation. Accounts have to-day reached us from Scotland of the death of Sir R. Liston, G. C. 8., at a very advanced age. The present Bi3hop of l3ri3tol (Dr. Allan) will be confirmed Bishop of Ely as soon as the Act of Parliament for separating the diocese shall have received the Royal as sent. The county of Dorset will thew come under the pastoral care of the Bishop of Salisbury.—Bristol Paper. THE DUKE OF ROXBURGII.—O n Tuesday last, the birth-day of the Duke of Roxburgh, who has now en t(s.red his 21st year, was celebrated at Kelso, in the usual fes tive manner. The Union flag was displayed from the Abbey ; a band of music played through the town early in the morning, and again in the evening; and the tenants and labourers at Flcurs were plentifully regaled in the course of the day. MAILS.—III England there are 55 four-horse and 49 two-horse mails. In the four-horse mails the rate of tra ye:ling varies from eight miles to ten miles five furlongs per lour. There is one exception, the Devonport and Falmouth mail, which goes only seven miles two furlongs per hour. The average is probably about nine miles two furlongs. They all carry four inside passengers, and either three or four outside, s except one which cartfes six outside, and two which carry eight. In the two-horse mails,.the rate varies from six miles 'to nine miles two furlongs, and will probably average about seven miles six furlongs. The passengers arc almost invari ably four inside and four outside. The average speed travelled by both classes eight miles seven furlongs. The average mile age for four-horse mails is lid. per mile, for two-horse do Id. Tl.e rate of the London and Holyhead mail is ten miles one furlon g per hour ; of the London and Edinburgh nine irailps six furlongs. The difference of three furlongs per hour •. is equal to 1-26th part of the time. Vt - ) - SPORTING INT.ELLIGENCE- I VERP 01, RAC - 7 BETTING AT MANCHESTER ON 1t10NDA?,44114GY„.... - LIVERPOOL. TRADE CPI', P.P. (TILES 5 to 19 agst Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse - W . 9 to 2 agst Lerd Westminster's Oswald 8 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Verbena 8 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Mundig 12 to 1 agst Mr..Mostyn's Birdlime 14 to 1 agst Duke of Leeds's Longinus 15 to 1 agst Mr. M. Foulis's Dz Roos 25 to 1 agst Purity 25 to 1 agst Promise 30 to 1 agst Whaley 50 to 1 agst Mr. J. Robinson's Stoaport 50 to 1 agst General Sharpe's Myrrha 50 to I agst Colonel Peel's Jacob Faithful 50 to 1 agst Sliss Whip BRIGHTON RACES. ACCEPTANCES. The Brighton Stakes of 25 sows. each, with 200 added. Rockingham, 6 yrs, 9it. 121 b ; Ascot, 4 yrs, Bst. 71b. ; Barn— fylde, 4 yrs, Bst. 71b ; Finnan, aged, Bst. 41b ; Knobstick, 4 yrs, Bst. 4:b ; Luck's All, 4 yrs, Bst ; Rupert, aged, Bst ; Pussy, S yrs, Bst; Elis, 3 yrs, Bst; Amesbury, aged, Bst ; Louisa, 5 yrs, 7at. 121 b ; Catherine, by Partington, 2 yrs, 7st. 101 b ; Felix, 4 yrs, 7st. 91b ; The Glama, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b; Venison, 3 yrs, 7st. 61b; Jacob Faith— ful, 3 yrs, 7st. 41b ; b. g. by Lottery, out .of Trapes, 4 yrs, 7st ; c. by Chateau Margaux, out of Emmelina, 3 yrs, 7st; Lady Anna, 3 yrs, 6st. 121 b ; Toss-up, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b ; Arbaces, 3yrs, 6st. 101 b ; Sepoy, 3 yrs, 6st. 1011? ; Helga, 3 yrs, 6st. 9ib. ; Oberon, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b; b. c. by Scipio, out of Cantalupe, 3 yrs, Est; Partner, 3 yrs, 66t ; Idiot, 3 yrs, sst. 10ib. A Gold Cup, rola& 100 gs., given by his 2lajesty, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sows. each. Two miles. Lutk's All, 4 yrs; Jacob Faithful, 3 yrs; Knobstick, 4 ,Irs; Rockingham, 6 yrs. LEWES RACES. Acceptances for the Lewes Races of 25 sous. each, with 100 added. Rockingham, 6 yrs, 9st. 111 b ; Ascot, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b; Olympic, 5 yrs, Bst. llb ; L - uck's All, 4 yrs, Bst ; Firman, aged, 7st. 12113 ; Louisa, 5 yrs, 7st. 121 b; Elis, 3 yrs, 7st; Catherine, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b ; Oak Apple, 4 yrs, 7st. 61b ; Tiber, 4 yrs, 7st. llb ; Little Rorer, 5 yrs, 7st; Lady Anna, 3 yrs, 7st; b. g. by Lottery, out of 'Tapes, 4 yrs, Tat ; A r i stocra t, 4 y rs , 6 s t. 121 b ; c. by Chateau Margaux, out of Emmelina, 3 srs, 6st. 101 b; Toss-up, 3 yrs, 6st. 81b ; Helga, 3 yrs, fist. 81b ; larot, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b; Arbaces, 3 yrs, 6st. 21b ; Partner, 3 yrs, 6 s t. 11b. ROYAL MIDLOTHIAN YEOMANR Y RACES. These races came off on Saturday last over the Course at Mus burgh. The Edinburgh Cup was won in four heats by Mr. B. Camp bell's The Colonel, beating seven others. The Dalmahoy Squadron Cup was won by Mr. Fyfe's Quality, in three heats, beating Mr. Glen's Maria. The Museelburgh Squadron Cup was won in twp heats by Mr. W. Young's The Chief, beating two others. The Dalkeith Squadron Cup was won by Mr. J. Taylor's Pil grim, beating four others. The Barnton Squadron Cup was won in two heats by Mr. Cos s les Clinker, beating three others. The Edinburgh Squadron Sweepstakes, with logs. added by the officers, was won by Mr. B. Campbell's The Colonel. The Barnton Squadron Cup was won by Mr. J. Ldng's Katie Beardie. The Duke- of Bueeieuch's Cup, value 501., was won by Mr. Craig's Taurus, beating three others. The Dalkeith Squadron Sweepstakes was won by Mr Harper. The Edinburgh Squadron Sweepstakes was won by Mr. Bonar's Alegre. AQUATICS. BRITISH YACHT CLUB. The annual above-bridge sailing-match of the yachts be longing to this celebrated Club, took place yesterday, for a superb Silver Cup and Cover. The weather was most unpre pitious, and the attendance proportionably small, with the ex ception of the number of persons who conwk , gated on the shore. Indeed, the recent accidents deterred many from ven turing forth, the weather being particularly squally. At half past four the boats came down to their stations, and at a quarter to five the signal was fired from the starting galley for the boats to be in readiness. The following had been entered to contend for the honorary and valuable distinction : _ _ Yachts. Tons. Owners. Colours. Brilliant..... 8 T. Tomlins, Esq Blue, and white stripes Alarm ....... 8 ...... Ba3ley, Esq Blue, over red. Selina.. 9 Margaret. 8 The was not at her station, she unfortunately having capsized in the Thames Royal Yacht match of Monday, and it may be remembered that the Brilliant, one of the boats that did sail, went down with her crew about two years since off Purflcet. At about three minutes after five the signal was given, and they started to sail round the boat off Wandsworth-meadows, and back to the starting-place (the Temple-gardens). Tho wind was S. S. W., and very squally. The 15rilliant had the start well, and went through Waterloo-bridge first, and well to windward. The Selina and the Margaret were together under the sw..q arch. The Brilliant stretched out beautifully ; the Selina 1071 f up well, but could not pass her. In the Reach the two leading boats were on different boards, but the Bril liant was half a mile a-head, and rounded the flag-boat five minutes in advance. There was nothing but the running down to do, and the Brilliant won by twelve minutes. The others were a mile astern ROYAL EASTERN YACHT CLUB, SATURDAY. The first Race was for a Purse of 15 sovs.,...given by the Earl of Rosebery, Vice Commodore, which was won by the Firefly, Robert Morris, Esq., owner. The other competitors were—the' Enchantress, J. Dunlop Esq. ; Brilliant, the Earl of Mar ; Diana, J. C. Daddingstone, Esq. The second Race was for a splendid Cup, presented by his Grace the Commodore, which was won by the Lufra, Lord John Scott owner. The others were—the Albatross, P. Gell, Esq. ; Sylph, -G. Menzies, Esq., Leith; Clarence, R. Sin clair, Esq. ; Nymph, F. Campbell, Esq. ; Gleam, J. C. Bu chanan, Esq.; Falcon, R. Kerr, Esq. ; Wave, M. Perston, Esq. The Edinburgh Trades' Plate was won by the Gleam, beating the Sylph of Greenock. ROYAL NORTHERN YACHT CLUB. On Tuesday week this Club met at Belfast to commence their annual races. The first match was for yachts of 20 tons burden, and was won by the Clarence, belonging to R Sin clair, Esq., of Greenock. The other competitors were the Falcon, Kerr, and the Wave, Pearson. On Wednesday the Belfast 100 guinea cup was sailed for by the following vessels : Emily, (37 tons,) Joy; Ada, (44,) Boomer; Tatar, (30,) Morris; Chrence, (20,) Sinclair ; end FalCon, (20,) Kerr, and gained by the Falcon, the property of Robert Kerr, Esq., of Greenock. In the evening the members of the Club dined together. CRICKETING. Yestesclay the match for 501., between the Walworth Mont pelier and Windsor and Eton Junior Cricket Clubs, was played on the Brocas, Eton. In the first innings the Windsor and Eton se ►red Q 3, second 37. Montpelier, first innings 57, second 74, with eight wickets to go down. The usual_ fatality attended the Windsor and Eton in their second innings ; the whole of them were put down for a very contemptible numbor. The match was won by the superior batting of Messrs. Colston and Trimnell. At Riom-10-Montagnes, in the Cantal, there is a man aged 29 of almost Herculean strength. He can raise a weight of 2,0001 b., and lift up with the third finger of his right hand 2001 b. He has a brother aged 23, and a sister 25, of nearly equal strength. They are all very mild in cha ra:ter, and arc occupied in farming.—French Paper. The late fine weather has been bzeletieial to the crops, especially of wheat, as the most sanguine wishes of the farmers could have imagined, and vegetation has made rapid progress. Wheat is generally in bloom, under most favoura ble circumstances, and at present affords a good !won-it:ic— y:vying of course with the soil and s ituation. --Sunderland Herald. A splendidly constructed four-oared bottt has been built at the command of his Majesty, which is intended as a present to the Prince of Orange. The cutter is thirty-six fret in length, built of oak, and is fitted up with considerable neatness, totally avoiding e verything that would tend to give her a gaudy appearance. The cushions arc green, with orange tufts, trimmed with gold lace, and she has orange yoke lines. A series of brutal outrages on agricultural property has been committed at Stavcly, near Chesterfield, within the last few days. Hayricks have been fired, the throats cut of several sheep, and a valuable horse stabbed to death. The Welsh shores are now assuming a very anima ted appearance ; every dwelling and cottage contiguous to the sea being in requisition for the numerous parties in search of health and pure air. It A Ts.—Tommy Binks, a celebrated rat-catcher, near Darlington, last week, at two falls caught in his box trap, fifteen rats, viz., at the first fall, eight ; and the second, seven. Eight of those were the old English black rat, and the remaining seven, .of what are termed the Norway species. This men seems t o b e so expert at his calling, that we think he would really be an acquisition in two houses we could name, which are very much infested with these vermin.— York Herald. A NEW CLAIMANT TE. THE FRENCH THRONE. —A person landed here yesterday (Dover, July 13,) from Calais, who, if report speak truth, ought to be now sitting on the throne of France, by the title of Louis XVII. This per son, it is said, was born in 1785, and after the decapitation and murder of his father, mother, and other royal relatives, being considered idiotic, was not particularly under the sur veillance of the revolutionists, but was secretly conveyed from Paris during the horrors of the Revolution, and has been tra velling since, in almost every part of the world, under the protection of a French Marquis. Why be has lately returned to Paris may be matter of conjecture; but it seems his bed there did not exactly consist of roses ; for his presence becom ing known to the French authorities, he was, under the edict of 1830, planed in the hands of the !lens dames, who con veyed him to Calais, and put him on board the packet, which landed him here; and from whence he has departed for London this morning. lie gave in his name at the Alien Of fice as "Charles Louis, 51 years of age."—Kentigh Observer. At an early hour on Suu:lay, an accident which ter minated the existence of two respectable young men, took place off Erith. It appears that three young nice, namely Mr. Green, the son of the proprietor of the Portugal Hotel, in Carey-street, Mr, 1 - hinter, a clerk to a solicitor, and Mr. Hook, the son of a gentleman at Walworth, started from London in a wherry, with the intention of rowing to Graves end and back. On arriving off Erith, and nearly opposite to the residence of Mr. Alderman Harmer, a ;widen squall overturned the boat, and all thr ee wer e immersed in the water. Mr. Hook, being an expert swimmer, managed to keep him self buoyant until h e was pi c k e d u p by a sailing vessel; but both his companions were un f or t u nately drowned, and no trace of their bodies could be found when he left. It is much feared, from the boisterous state of the weather, that other taccidents have occurred. . 71 [ 3 , ..f i t -.' 5 7 ) .., •.,,,, , 7 _,-4ftei •::.? I.log 1